atriplex semibaccata (creeping saltbush)

Tag: creeping saltbush/berry saltbush
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Product Description

Overview:

A short lived perennial prostrate, spreading, groundcover up to 1.8m wide with grey-green colour leaves
The female flowers develop into succulent square/diamond shaped red berries.

Slightly waterlogging and salt tolerant and very drought tolerant.

It has dense foliage that covers the ground, acting as a green mulch that provides protection for both the soil and fauna.

The seeds are an important food source of insects, birds and small marsupials.

Region:
Occurs naturally throughout the Avon Wheatbelt from North of Geraldton to Esperance.
Soil Type:
Variety of fresh to slightly saline soils.
Height:
0.1 - 0.7m
Flowering Times:
Flowers January
Uses:
Erosion protection and fodder